Philips ShoqBox 256 MB Personal MP3 Sound System | 
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| Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $56.50
You Save: $73.49 (57%)
New (5) Refurbished (1) from $49.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Color: white
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 2.3 x 2.1
MPN: PSS110/17
Model: PSS110/17
UPC: 037849962138
EAN: 0037849962138
ASIN: B0007TJ50A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable MP3/WMA sound system with 256 MB flash memory and built-in speakers | | • | Stores up to 60 MP3 or 120 WMA files; digital FM tuner with 10 station presets | | • | High-tech titanium cone speaker drivers and neodymium magnets produce powerful sound | | • | 6-mode equalizer with classic, hip-hop, jazz, pop, rock, and normal settings; USB 1.1 interface | | • | Includes protective travel case; measures 7.16 x 2.28 x 2.08 inches (W x H x D); 1-year parts warranty |
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Product Description
Enjoy superb sound with powerful bass at home or away with the uniquely portable ShoqBox. Savor 60 MP3 or 120 WMA songs in dynamic sound with XSL Acoustics. Your ShoqBox with built-in speakers is small enough to carry or fit anywhere!
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Enjoy superb sound while listening to your favorite MP3s with the 256 MB Philips ShoqBox sound system. The compact ShoqBox, which measures a mere 7.16 by 2.28 by 2.08 inches (W x H x D), stores up to 60 MP3 or 120 WMA files on its built-in flash memory, then outputs them through the system's pair of tiny yet powerful speakers. The resulting sound combines bright, brisk treble and midrange sound with elastic, room-filling bass--a pairing that's sure to please casual music fans and audiophiles alike. p The speakers owe their elite performance to their high-tech titanium cones and neodymium magnets, which deliver a sound output with nearly twice the power of traditional drivers of the same size. In addition, the drivers, acoustic architecture, and circuitry are precisely tuned, further optimizing the bass performance. Listeners will also dig the six-mode equalizer--which includes classic, hip-hop, jazz, pop, rock, and normal modes--and the dynamic bass boost function. Customizing the ShoqBox's audio output is as easy as pushing a button. p Should you tire of listening to your stored MP3 and WMA files, you can connect the ShoqBox to a personal CD player, PC, or other device via the line-in port. To switch from MP3/WMA to the auxiliary device, simply select the "line-in" function from the main menu. Once you do, you can rock out to your favorite CD, run the audio for your PC games through the speakers, or bring a sophisticated PowerPoint presentation to life. p Additional features include a digital FM tuner with 10 station presets, upgradeable firmware that improves the functionality of the device, a USB 1.1 interface for quick music downloads, a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery that offers up to 10 hours of playback, an integrated alarm, and a convenient travel case that protects the set during transport. p The ShoqBox, which weighs 0.77 pounds, is backed by a one-year warranty on parts (90 days labor). p bWhat's in the Box/bbr ShoqBox system, AC/DC adapter/charger, USB cable, line-in cable, software CD-ROM, FM antenna, travel case, user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Does not work with Vista October 16, 2008
Do not buy this if you have Vista unless you only want it for a fm radio and/or a speaker to use with a seperate mp3 player. You will not be able to put music on it with a newer operating system than xp. I found out the hard way. Otherwise it's awesome, the sound is as good as an old fashioned boombox, in a much more compact size. The radio comes in very well. I only give it 3 stars because in my opinion there should be an upgrade or an accessory for the product to make it compatible with newer operating systems.
 The "Energizer Bunny" of radios. July 13, 2008
My wife and I use music to help our daughter of three to nap and sleep at night. The first 1.5 years we wore out 5 CD/radios (some cheap, some not so cheap). We found this 2 years ago and couldn't be happier. It runs 16+ hours a day (everyday!), and it is still going. If you are looking for high fidelity, keep looking, if you are looking for a dependable product that sounds good for it's size (remember it is only about 2x3x6 inches) you found it.br /
I totally LOVE this thing! September 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this mp3 player a year ago to use on my school bus. It's tiny, so it takes up hardly any space I use velcro to make sure it doesn't slide around. br /br /One reviewer complained it wasn't loud enough, and quite frankly, I have NO idea how loud they want it to go, because I can hear it just fine. In fact, the loudest volume is too loud, even over the extremely noisy bus! br /br /The sound quality is very good, and the battery life is excellent. I charge mine every weekend just to make sure it doesn't "poop out" on me mid-run, but I probably could go longer between charges. br /br /I've got between 50 and 60 songs on it, and I just change them every few weeks or so. Since it isn't USB 2.0, it does take awhile for the songs to upload, but you people who complain about that probably are too young to remember waiting while you recorded your lp's to cassette so you take them in the car with you (now THAT was slow.) br /br /I did have to push reset once: I was scrolling backwards through songs too fast and it got "hung up." Since I had to reload all my songs, I haven't repeated that...if I have to go backwards, I do it SLOWLY, one song at a time.br /br /Someone mentioned that it didn't remember that it had been told to play in random order. I haven't found that to be true, but it DOES start on the same song every time, so I just push the forward button once and it starts going randomly from there.br /br /I was showing mine to my coworkers, and at least two of them are buying them as soon as they can find them. I would buy one again if I lost this one.
An excellent product June 20, 2007
This Philips' personal sound system (PSS) is truly one of the best products I have ever bought online. Thus, it's very valuable for many reasons: br /First of all, since it's built-in speakers, the options can be to use it with headphones or without headphones, now, the speakers, that are loud enough which allowed everybody around to hear what's being played, (personally, I often cannot listen to anything with headphones for long);br /secondly, it comes not only with mp3, but also with windows media player (WMA)--meaning any songs from CDs or from other type of music source related to windows media player;br /finally, this device can as well be used to transfer sound, for example, to home theater system with any kind of giant speakers (just as using ipod's speakers; just connect headphone's jack to speakers, a cord that's included in the box).br /br /Now the thing that most people find difficult about this product is the set up. Whoever it is using this product must install the software MusicMatch CD which will enable users to convert mp3 or WMA song files into the required component--matching with the device. br /br /The only frustrated thing about it is that since the intern memory is only 256 MB, the device cannot hold that many songs; mine takes about 54 songs, but it depends on the size of the tracks. And also, if wanting to add new songs, the device must be reprogrammed--a step that actually causes to lose all the previous songs. Hence, I would strongly recommend someone to carefully choose the songs that are most favorable (to that person, of course). br /br /Please, do not forget to install the CD. br /br /A very wonderful and efficient device! Go get it!br /
Fix it first March 15, 2007
This is a great product that you need to work with a little before you start using it. Here are the instructions cribbed from a discussion group:br /br /1. Charge unit for 5 hours.br /br /2. Press the reset button under the flap at the back. Use a ballpoint pen to press down firmly for about 10 seconds. Press the play/power button for about 10 seconds and you will see word on the screen. there is no music on the unit this point. You could se the radio but strongly suggest you do step 3 below.br /br /3.Update the firmware - download [...]br /Power the unit using the adaptor and connect via USB to you PC where you downloaded the above file. It installs as a program on your PC. Start up the program and it will guide you through the firmware upgrade. The final step involves pulling out the USB cord from the back of the unit. Please note the actual firmware upgrade runs for quite bit - you will see message on the display. Please be patient and let the process finish.br /br /4. [...] - shoqbox buddy to help you transfer your mp3/WMA to your shoqbox. Very simple drag and drop program. It is free and better than Musicmatch. br /br /Once you do all this (takes about a half hour) this is a unique and great product. Put your favorite 50 tunes on here, use the manual to figure out how to set your favorite 10 FM stations (be sure to plug in the antenna first), use the Aux input for your video ipod or whatever, and you have the best small audio package available. br /
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